New Mexico 2023 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB194 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 194
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45	45	2023
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Nathan P. Small
48	48	FOR THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE
49	49	AN ACT
50	50	RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE; CREATING A K-12 PLUS FACTOR;
51	51	INCREASING THE LENGTH OF A SCHOOL YEAR; INCREASING THE AT-RISK
52	52	PROGRAM UNIT; INCREASING THE RESPONSIBILITY FACTOR FOR
53	53	PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS BY A PERCENTAGE OF THE
54	54	FAMILY INCOME INDEX; PROVIDING TECHNICAL CLEANUP; REPEALING
55	55	SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978 REGARDING THE K-5 PLUS AND EXTENDED
56	56	LEARNING TIME PROGRAMS.
57	57	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
58	58	SECTION 1. A new section of the Public School Finance Act
59	59	is enacted to read:
60	60	"[NEW MATERIAL] K-12 PLUS FACTOR--TIERS--CALCULATION.--
61	61	A. A school district or charter school is eligible
62	62	for the K-12 plus program unit if it provides more than one
63	63	hundred eighty instructional days for a public school with a
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91	91	five-day school week, or one hundred fifty-two days for a
92	92	public school with a four-day school week, and meets the
93	93	requirements of this section.
94	94	B. The number of K-12 plus program units is
95	95	determined by multiplying the MEM in department-approved K-12
96	96	plus schools by the cost differential factor of sixteen-
97	97	thousandths and the number of instructional days provided
98	98	between:
99	99	(1) one hundred eighty-one and one hundred
100	100	ninety instructional days for a public school with a five-day
101	101	school week; and
102	102	(2) one hundred fifty-three and one hundred
103	103	sixty instructional days for a public school with a four-day
104	104	school week.
105	105	C. The number of K-12 plus program units is
106	106	determined by multiplying the MEM in department-approved K-12
107	107	plus schools by the cost differential factor of twenty-four
108	108	thousandths and the number of instructional days provided
109	109	between:
110	110	(1) one hundred ninety-one and two hundred
111	111	five instructional days for a public school with a five-day
112	112	school week; and
113	113	(2) one hundred sixty-one and one hundred
114	114	seventy-two instructional days for a public school with a four-
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144	144	D. To be eligible for the K-12 plus program unit as
145	145	provided in Subsection C of this section, a school district or
146	146	charter school shall provide:
147	147	(1) out-of-school time program opportunities
148	148	for academic learning, extracurricular or enrichment
149	149	programming for students that do not supplant federally funded
150	150	programs; and
151	151	(2) a minimum of eighty noninstructional hours
152	152	per school year for professional work time for instructional
153	153	staff.
154	154	E. As used in this section, "K-12" means
155	155	kindergarten through twelfth grade."
156	156	SECTION 2. Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1986,
157	157	Chapter 33, Section 2, as amended by Laws 2011, Chapter 35,
158	158	Section 1 and by Laws 2011, Chapter 154, Section 1) is amended
159	159	to read:
160	160	"22-2-8.1. SCHOOL YEAR--LENGTH OF SCHOOL DAY--
161	161	MINIMUM.--
162	162	A. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
163	163	regular students shall be in school-directed programs,
164	164	exclusive of lunch, for a minimum of the following:
165	165	(1) kindergarten, [for half-day programs, two
166	166	and one-half hours per day or four hundred fifty hours per year
167	167	or, for full-day programs ] five and one-half hours per day or
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197	197	year;
198	198	(2) grades one through six, five and
199	199	one-half hours per day or [nine hundred ninety ] one thousand
200	200	one hundred forty hours per year; and
201	201	(3) grades seven through twelve, six hours per
202	202	day or one thousand [eighty ] one hundred forty hours per year.
203	203	B. Up to thirty-three hours of the full-day
204	204	kindergarten program may be used for home visits by the teacher
205	205	or for parent-teacher conferences. Up to twenty-two hours of
206	206	grades one through six programs may be used for home visits by
207	207	the teacher or for parent-teacher conferences. Up to twelve
208	208	hours of grades seven through twelve programs may be used to
209	209	consult with parents to develop next step plans for students
210	210	and for parent-teacher conferences.
211	211	C. Nothing in this section precludes a local school
212	212	board from setting a school year or the length of school days
213	213	in excess of the minimum requirements established by Subsection
214	214	A of this section.
215	215	D. The secretary may waive the minimum length of
216	216	school days in those school districts where such minimums
217	217	would create undue hardships as defined by the department as
218	218	long as the school year is adjusted to ensure that students
219	219	in those school districts receive the same total
220	220	instructional time as other students in the state.
221	221	E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
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250	250	section, provided that instruction occurs simultaneously,
251	251	time when breakfast is served or consumed pursuant to a state
252	252	or federal program shall be deemed to be time in a school-
253	253	directed program and is part of the instructional day."
254	254	SECTION 3. Section 22-8-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
255	255	Chapter 16, Section 60, as amended) is amended to read:
256	256	"22-8-6. OPERATING BUDGETS--EDUCATIONAL PLANS--
257	257	SUBMISSION--CERTAIN REPORTS--FAILURE TO SUBMIT.--
258	258	A. Prior to April 15 of each year, each local
259	259	school board shall submit to the department an operating
260	260	budget for the school district and any locally chartered
261	261	charter school in the school district for the ensuing fiscal
262	262	year.
263	263	B. The date for the submission of the operating
264	264	budget for each school district and each charter school as
265	265	required by this section may be extended to a later date
266	266	fixed by the secretary.
267	267	C. The operating budget required by this section
268	268	may include:
269	269	(1) estimates of the cost of insurance
270	270	policies for periods up to five years if a lower rate may be
271	271	obtained by purchasing insurance for the longer term; or
272	272	(2) estimates of the cost of contracts for
273	273	the transportation of students for terms extending up to four
274	274	years.
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303	303	D. The operating budget required by this section
304	304	shall include a budget for each charter school of the
305	305	membership projected for each charter school, the total
306	306	program units generated at that charter school and
307	307	approximate anticipated disbursements and expenditures at
308	308	each charter school.
309	309	E. For fiscal year 2021 and subsequent fiscal
310	310	years, each school district's and each locally chartered or
311	311	state-chartered charter school's educational plan shall
312	312	include:
313	313	(1) information on the instructional time
314	314	offered by the school district or charter school, including
315	315	the number of instructional days by school site and the
316	316	number of hours in each instructional day and the frequency
317	317	of early-release days;
318	318	(2) a narrative explaining the identified
319	319	services to improve the academic success of at-risk students;
320	320	[(3) a narrative explaining the services
321	321	provided to students enrolled in the following programs:
322	322	(a) extended learning time programs,
323	323	including a report of how the extended learning time is used
324	324	to improve the academic success of students and professional
325	325	learning of teachers; and
326	326	(b) K-5 plus programs;
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356	356	district's or charter school's beginning teacher mentorship
357	357	programs as well as class size and teaching load information;
358	358	[(5)] (4) a narrative explaining
359	359	supplemental programs or services offered by the school
360	360	district or charter school to ensure that the Bilingual
361	361	Multicultural Education Act, the Indian Education Act and the
362	362	Hispanic Education Act are being implemented by the school
363	363	district or charter school;
364	364	[(6)] (5) a narrative describing the amount
365	365	of program cost generated for services to students with
366	366	disabilities and the spending of these revenues on services
367	367	to students with disabilities, which shall include the
368	368	following:
369	369	(a) program cost generated for
370	370	students enrolled in approved special education programs;
371	371	(b) budgeted expenditures of program
372	372	cost, for students enrolled in approved special education
373	373	programs, on students with disabilities;
374	374	(c) the amount of program cost
375	375	generated for personnel providing ancillary and related
376	376	services to students with disabilities;
377	377	(d) budgeted expenditures of program
378	378	cost for personnel providing ancillary and related services
379	379	to students with disabilities, on special education ancillary
380	380	and related services personnel; and
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409	409	(e) a description of the steps taken
410	410	to ensure that students with disabilities have access to a
411	411	free and appropriate public education; and
412	412	[(7)] (6) a common set of performance
413	413	targets and performance measures, as determined by the
414	414	department in consultation with the department of finance and
415	415	administration, the legislative finance committee and the
416	416	legislative education study committee.
417	417	F. In addition to the requirements of Subsection
418	418	E of this section, a school district or charter school that
419	419	receives federal or local revenue shall include in its
420	420	educational plan a narrative explaining how the school
421	421	district or charter school will use the federal or local
422	422	revenue to improve outcomes for students or to improve the
423	423	condition of a school building. No later than October 1 of
424	424	each year, a school district or charter school that received
425	425	federal or local revenue in the prior fiscal year shall
426	426	report to the department on the actual uses of that revenue,
427	427	including a comprehensive evaluation of how the programs and
428	428	services provided with that revenue improved outcomes for
429	429	students or how capital projects undertaken improved the
430	430	condition of a school building. A school district or charter
431	431	school that is required under federal law to consult with
432	432	tribal entities as a condition of receiving impact aid funds
433	433	shall include in its educational plan a detailed narrative of
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462	462	its consultations with tribal entities and the results of
463	463	those consultations. The school district or charter school
464	464	shall transmit the October 1 spending and outcomes report to
465	465	the appropriate tribal authorities. No later than November
466	466	15 of each year, the department shall compile the federal and
467	467	local revenue outcomes reports into a statewide report to the
468	468	legislative education study committee and the legislative
469	469	finance committee that includes an analysis and
470	470	identification of effective programs and strategies that
471	471	improve outcomes for students.
472	472	G. A school district or charter school operating
473	473	budget and educational plan shall prioritize federal and
474	474	local revenue for purposes relating to the Indian Education
475	475	Act; for capital expenditures authorized by the Public School
476	476	Capital Outlay Act, the Public School Capital Improvements
477	477	Act or the Public School Buildings Act; or for research-based
478	478	or evidence-based social, emotional or academic interventions
479	479	for which at-risk program units may be used.
480	480	H. If a local school board or governing board of
481	481	a charter school fails to submit an operating budget pursuant
482	482	to this section, the department shall prepare the operating
483	483	budget for the school district or charter school for the
484	484	ensuing fiscal year. A local school board or governing board
485	485	of a charter school shall be considered as failing to submit
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515	515	submitted exceeds the total projected resources of the school
516	516	district or charter school or if the budget submitted does
517	517	not comply with the law or with rules and procedures of the
518	518	department.
519	519	I. As used in this section:
520	520	(1) "federal revenue" means seventy-five
521	521	percent of the revenue derived from:
522	522	(a) federal forest reserve funds
523	523	distributed in accordance with Section 22-8-33 NMSA 1978; or
524	524	(b) federal assistance to those areas
525	525	affected by federal activity authorized in accordance with
526	526	Title 20 of the United States Code, commonly known as "PL 874
527	527	funds" or "impact aid funds"; and
528	528	(2) "local revenue" means seventy-five
529	529	percent of the revenue from a school district one-half mill
530	530	school district property tax and revenue from the Oil and Gas
531	531	Ad Valorem Production Tax Act and the Oil and Gas Production
532	532	Equipment Ad Valorem Tax Act."
533	533	SECTION 4. Section 22-8-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974,
534	534	Chapter 8, Section 8, as amended by Laws 2019, Chapter 206,
535	535	Section 13 and by Laws 2019, Chapter 207, Section 13) is
536	536	amended to read:
537	537	"22-8-18. PROGRAM COST CALCULATION--LOCAL
538	538	RESPONSIBILITY.--
539	539	A. The total program units for the purpose of
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568	568	computing the program cost shall be calculated by multiplying
569	569	the sum of the program units itemized as Paragraphs (1) and
570	570	(2) in this subsection by the staffing cost multiplier and
571	571	adding the program units itemized as Paragraphs (3) through
572	572	[(16)] (15) in this subsection. The itemized program units
573	573	are as follows:
574	574	(1) early childhood education;
575	575	(2) basic education;
576	576	(3) special education, adjusted by
577	577	subtracting the units derived from membership in class D
578	578	special education programs in private, nonsectarian,
579	579	nonprofit training centers;
580	580	(4) bilingual multicultural education;
581	581	(5) fine arts education;
582	582	(6) elementary physical education;
583	583	(7) size adjustment;
584	584	(8) at-risk;
585	585	(9) enrollment growth or new district
586	586	adjustment;
587	587	(10) special education units derived from
588	588	membership in class D special education programs in private,
589	589	nonsectarian, nonprofit training centers;
590	590	(11) national board for professional
591	591	teaching standards certification;
592	592	(12) home school student;
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622	622	(14) charter school student activities; and
623	623	[(15) K-5 plus; and
624	624	(16) extended learning time ]
625	625	(15) K-12 plus.
626	626	B. The total program cost calculated as
627	627	prescribed in Subsection A of this section includes the cost
628	628	of early childhood, special, bilingual multicultural, fine
629	629	arts and vocational education and other remedial or
630	630	enrichment programs. It is the responsibility of the local
631	631	school board or governing body of a charter school to
632	632	determine its priorities in terms of the needs of the
633	633	community served by that board. Except as otherwise provided
634	634	in this section, funds generated under the Public School
635	635	Finance Act are discretionary to local school boards and
636	636	governing bodies of charter schools; provided that the
637	637	special program needs as enumerated in this section are met;
638	638	and provided further that the department shall ensure that
639	639	the local school board or governing body of a charter school
640	640	is prioritizing resources for the public school toward proven
641	641	programs and methods linked to improved student achievement."
642	642	SECTION 5. Section 22-8-23.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
643	643	1997, Chapter 40, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read:
644	644	"22-8-23.3. AT-RISK PROGRAM UNITS.--
645	645	A. A school district is eligible for additional
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674	674	program units if it establishes within its department-
675	675	approved educational plan identified services to assist
676	676	students to reach their full academic potential. A school
677	677	district receiving additional at-risk program units shall
678	678	include a report of specified services implemented to improve
679	679	the academic success of at-risk students. The report shall
680	680	identify the ways in which the school district and individual
681	681	public schools use funding generated through the at-risk
682	682	index and the intended outcomes. For purposes of this
683	683	section, "at-risk student" means a student who meets the
684	684	criteria to be included in the calculation of the three-year
685	685	average total rate in Subsection B of this section. The
686	686	number of additional units to which a school district is
687	687	entitled under this section is computed in the following
688	688	manner:
689	689	At-Risk Index x MEM = Units
690	690	where MEM is equal to the total district membership,
691	691	including early childhood education, full-time-equivalent
692	692	membership and special education membership and where the at-
693	693	risk index is calculated in the following manner:
694	694	Three-Year Average Total Rate x [0.30 ] 0.33 = At-Risk
695	695	Index.
696	696	B. To calculate the three-year average total
697	697	rate, the department shall compute a three-year average of
698	698	the school district's percentage of membership used to
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727	727	determine its Title 1 allocation, a three-year average of the
728	728	percentage of membership classified as English language
729	729	learners using criteria established by the office for civil
730	730	rights of the United States department of education and a
731	731	three-year average of the percentage of student mobility.
732	732	The department shall then add the three-year average rates.
733	733	The number obtained from this calculation is the three-year
734	734	average total rate.
735	735	C. The department shall recalculate the at-risk
736	736	index for each school district every year.
737	737	D. For purposes of this section, "services" means
738	738	research-based or evidence-based social, emotional or
739	739	academic interventions, such as:
740	740	(1) case management, tutoring, reading
741	741	interventions and after-school programs that are delivered by
742	742	social workers, counselors, teachers or other professional
743	743	staff;
744	744	(2) culturally relevant professional and
745	745	curriculum development, including those necessary to support
746	746	language acquisition, bilingual and multicultural education;
747	747	(3) additional compensation strategies for
748	748	high-need schools;
749	749	(4) whole school interventions, including
750	750	school-based health centers and community schools;
751	751	(5) educational programming intended to
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780	780	improve career and college readiness of at-risk students,
781	781	including dual or concurrent enrollment, career and technical
782	782	education, guidance counseling services and coordination with
783	783	post-secondary institutions; and
784	784	(6) services to engage and support parents
785	785	and families in the education of students."
786	786	SECTION 6. Section 22-8-23.12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
787	787	2019, Chapter 206, Section 18 and Laws 2019, Chapter 207,
788	788	Section 18) is amended to read:
789	789	"22-8-23.12. NEW PROGRAM FUNDING.--For the first year
790	790	of programs operating pursuant to [the K-5 Plus Act ] the
791	791	Bilingual Multicultural Education Act, the Fine Arts
792	792	Education Act or for [extended learning time ] K-12 plus
793	793	programs, a school district or charter school shall generate
794	794	the applicable program units. A school district's or charter
795	795	school's budget shall be based on the projected number of
796	796	program units for the program's first year of operation and
797	797	shall be adjusted using the qualified MEM on the first
798	798	reporting date of the current school year."
799	799	SECTION 7. Section 22-10A-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003,
800	800	Chapter 153, Section 38, as amended) is amended to read:
801	801	"22-10A-7. LEVEL ONE LICENSURE.--
802	802	A. A level one license is a provisional five-year
803	803	license for beginning teachers that requires as a condition
804	804	of licensure that the licensee undergo a formal mentorship
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833	833	program for at least one full school year and an annual
834	834	intensive performance evaluation by a school administrator
835	835	for at least three full school years before applying for a
836	836	level two license.
837	837	B. Each school district, in accordance with
838	838	department rules, shall provide for the mentorship and
839	839	evaluation of level one teachers. At the end of each year
840	840	and at the end of the license period, the level one teacher
841	841	shall be evaluated for competency. If the teacher fails to
842	842	demonstrate satisfactory progress and competence annually,
843	843	the teacher may be terminated as provided in Section
844	844	22-10A-24 NMSA 1978. If the teacher has not demonstrated
845	845	satisfactory progress and competence by the end of the five-
846	846	year period, the teacher shall not be granted a level two
847	847	license.
848	848	C. Except in exigent circumstances defined by
849	849	department rule, a level one license shall not be extended
850	850	beyond the initial period.
851	851	D. The department shall issue a standard level
852	852	one license to an applicant who is at least eighteen years of
853	853	age who:
854	854	(1) holds a baccalaureate degree from an
855	855	accredited educational institution;
856	856	(2) has successfully completed a department-
857	857	approved teacher preparation program from a nationally
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886	886	accredited or state-approved educational institution;
887	887	(3) has passed the New Mexico teacher
888	888	assessments examination, including for elementary licensure
889	889	beginning January 1, 2013, a rigorous assessment of the
890	890	candidate's knowledge of the science of teaching reading; and
891	891	(4) meets other qualifications for level one
892	892	licensure, including clearance of the required background
893	893	check.
894	894	E. The department shall issue an alternative
895	895	level one license to an applicant who meets the requirements
896	896	of Section 22-10A-8 NMSA 1978.
897	897	F. The department shall establish competencies
898	898	and qualifications for specific grade levels, types and
899	899	subject areas of level one licensure, including early
900	900	childhood, elementary, middle school, secondary, special and
901	901	vocational education.
902	902	G. The minimum salary for a level one teacher is
903	903	fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a standard nine and one-
904	904	half month contract [provided that teachers in an extended
905	905	learning time program or K-5 plus program shall receive
906	906	additional salary at the same rate as their base salary for
907	907	that teaching time]."
908	908	SECTION 8. Section 22-10A-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
909	909	2003, Chapter 153, Section 41, as amended) is amended to
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939	939	"22-10A-10. LEVEL TWO LICENSURE.--
940	940	A. A level two license is a nine-year license
941	941	granted to a teacher who meets the qualifications for that
942	942	level and who annually demonstrates essential competency to
943	943	teach. If a level two teacher does not demonstrate essential
944	944	competency in a given school year, the school district shall
945	945	provide the teacher with additional professional development
946	946	and peer intervention during the following school year. If
947	947	by the end of that school year the teacher fails to
948	948	demonstrate essential competency, a school district may
949	949	choose not to contract with the teacher to teach in the
950	950	classroom.
951	951	B. The department shall issue a level two license
952	952	to an applicant who has successfully taught at least three,
953	953	but no more than five, years as a level one teacher or an
954	954	alternative level one teacher, or a combination of the two,
955	955	or is granted reciprocity as provided by department rules.
956	956	An applicant for a level two license shall:
957	957	(1) demonstrate essential competency
958	958	required by the department as verified by the local
959	959	superintendent through the highly objective uniform statewide
960	960	standard of evaluation; and
961	961	(2) meet other qualifications as required by
962	962	the department.
963	963	C. The department shall provide for
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992	992	qualifications for specific grade levels, types and subject
993	993	areas of level two licensure, including early childhood,
994	994	elementary, middle, secondary, special and vocational
995	995	education.
996	996	D. The minimum salary for a level two teacher is
997	997	sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) for a standard nine and one-
998	998	half month contract [provided that teachers in an extended
999	999	learning time program or K-5 plus program shall receive
1000	1000	additional salary at the same rate as their base salary for
1001	1001	that teaching time]."
1002	1002	SECTION 9. Section 22-10A-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
1003	1003	2003, Chapter 153, Section 42, as amended) is amended to
1004	1004	read:
1005	1005	"22-10A-11. LEVEL THREE LICENSURE--TRACKS FOR
1006	1006	TEACHERS.--
1007	1007	A. A level three-A license is a nine-year license
1008	1008	granted to a teacher who meets the qualifications for that
1009	1009	level and who annually demonstrates instructional leader
1010	1010	competencies. If a level three-A teacher does not
1011	1011	demonstrate essential competency in a given school year, the
1012	1012	school district shall provide the teacher with additional
1013	1013	professional development and peer intervention during the
1014	1014	following school year. If by the end of that school year the
1015	1015	teacher fails to demonstrate essential competency, a school
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1045	1045	in the classroom.
1046	1046	B. The department shall grant a level three-A
1047	1047	license to an applicant who has been a level two teacher for
1048	1048	at least three years and holds a post-baccalaureate degree or
1049	1049	national board for professional teaching standards
1050	1050	certification; demonstrates instructional leader competence
1051	1051	as required by the department and verified by the local
1052	1052	superintendent through the highly objective uniform statewide
1053	1053	standard of evaluation; and meets other qualifications for
1054	1054	the license.
1055	1055	C. The minimum salary for a level three-A teacher
1056	1056	is seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for a standard nine and
1057	1057	one-half month contract [provided that teachers in an
1058	1058	extended learning time program or K-5 plus program shall
1059	1059	receive additional salary at the same rate as their base
1060	1060	salary for that teaching time ].
1061	1061	D. The minimum salary for a counselor who holds a
1062	1062	level three or three-A license as provided in the School
1063	1063	Personnel Act and rules promulgated by the department shall
1064	1064	be the same as provided for level three-A teachers pursuant
1065	1065	to Subsection C of this section.
1066	1066	E. The responsibility factor for principals and
1067	1067	assistant principals, as defined in Section 22-10A-2 NMSA
1068	1068	1978, shall be multiplied by 0.1 of the school's family
1069	1069	income index amount as calculated in the Family Income Index
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1099	1099	SECTION 10. REPEAL.--Sections 22-8-23.10, 22-8-23.11
1100	1100	and 22-13D-1 through 22-13D-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
1101	1101	Chapter 206, Section 16 and Laws 2019, Chapter 207, Section
1102	1102	16; Laws 2019, Chapter 206, Section 17 and Laws 2019, Chapter
1103	1103	207, Section 17; Laws 2019, Chapter 206, Section 2 and Laws
1104	1104	2019, Chapter 207, Section 2; Laws 2019, Chapter 206, Section
1105	1105	3 and Laws 2019, Chapter 207, Section 3; Laws 2019, Chapter
1106	1106	206, Section 4 and Laws 2019, Chapter 207, Section 4; and
1107	1107	Laws 2019, Chapter 206, Section 5 and Laws 2019, Chapter 207,
1108	1108	Section 5, as amended) are repealed.
1109	1109	SECTION 11. APPLICABILITY.--The provisions of this act
1110	1110	apply to the 2023-2024 school year and subsequent school
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